The Russian Federation must take Minsk agreements into consideration

Parliament Assembly of the Council of Europe insists that Nadia Savchenko must be set free, considering her diplomatic immunity as member of PACE and Minsk agreements, all of which must be taken into account by the Russia Federation, stated Pedro Agramunt commenting on today’s events in Russian court in Savchenko’s hearing.

“I follow all events in Nadia Savchenko’s case with great concern. Today, when the court started delivering its verdict, I once again encourage immediate release of Nadia Savchenko. This must be done in accordance with the General agreement on privileges and immunities of the Council of Europe and Russia’s commitments according to Minsk agreements”, - Agramunt stated.

“As for the situation with our colleague Savchenko, it’s a priority issue for me”, - the leader of PACE added.